Combination swing and high chair



L, I. 10m. t COMBINATION SWING AND HIGH CHAIR. l

APPLICATION FILED MAY I, 1920.

l,377,422. m6111601 May 10,1921.

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yBe itknown thatL Lnoiviiiin Lorri, a j cit-izen'of the UnitedjStatesesidingat Fort v Wayn1e,in'theleounty of Aillen and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful y, Combination ySwing' and High. Chair,of

whichthe following is a specification;l

yThis invention relates yto an improved combinationswingl and high chair or baby jumper, and lthe object thereof is to provide improved means for supporting the devicev I fromthetop ofa door frame so aslto siiiif i l 2o 1vso ' and high chair; v y -I j j i Fig. 2 is afdetailed sectional elevation of ,i ,"thefbearing fortheidevic'e;

plifyV the structureand render it strong and durable, aswell asto provide a seat Vwhich is adaptedr to be applied to the back of a; chair, so that the device .can be converted from avswing orgjinper into ahigh chair quickly` and conveniently. a -r j `.-A-.-further `object of the vinvention is to provideV alchair which may be used to supT porttheinfantor child in fa sittingposition orina reclining position in the manner of a cribgor bed,-and`jwhich isprovidedwitli means t'o support or v`rest thelegs, whilev the supporting arrangementfor the chair when used asa swingforjumper, is so constructed aspto prevent the parts from coming loose yor wearing outquickly. ,l

i i With ythe` above and `other obj ects in view which will appear as the description procefeds, the invention'resides "in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described' and claimed,it being uiiderstoodthat within the scope ofjwhat is claimed, changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departingV from the spiritof the invention.,y j i j y flnthe accompanying. drawings:

proved -coinbinationswing or baby jumper ,Fig-3 isla rear elevation of the chair y n l, Fig 4 isa plan view of the chair; and @Fig v5vis abottomlview of the' chairf f I y Refer-ring; to the drawings infdetail,` in'v which like :preference vcharacters ldesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views7 my improved combination swing .or baby `jumper and high chair, is shown asy comprising `a 'chair proper4 including a 'seat framell() tof-which 4a chair bottom'll is applied; Said frame'being. jointed and. havingv Speciication-of Letters Patent.

position by means 1 serving as means-to seat frame@ `be prevented lfrom king.) l,The eyes are lthe chair` as' a swing or` baby jumper aslwill j.

side, as indicatedat'28 soas: to

i hinged theretofa back i2, as shown-at 13,7

14: isvsecured to therear po'rtionof the'seat frame and the strip of sheet metal forming the same at its sides bent upwardly-to forni-r i aperturedL l ears 15 receiving i the outwardly extended vlower ends lofyan inverted rllshaped angularbrace 17 the lower portionr of .which extendsy rearwardly and the upper portion of which extends in conformity with the back'of'the'vchaiirandgis :engaged be tween the'pjaws of, a clamp 18A `so'that the back may be ,held in any desired adjusted offra clamping screw 19.y

rllie arinp rests are'indicatedat 20, and are made sufliciently wide for `comfort yas well 1 asconnected to the buttonthrough the nne-y dium of rungs *21, twobeing disposed at each side i and j j j y j j Pai-enten iii-ay io, 1921.? q `iippiiea'ioniepfiiaay"i, le20.' seriaiivo. 378,278. l f

position. v For 75 grooved vertically fasiindicated at* 22 to receive vertical vconnecting bolts 23rv These bolts are formed with eyesl`2/lk on their upperl ends :and have'inutsy 25 4engaged on their lower ends, so that the partsy can be readily assembled andso that the same willy pulling loose or separatadapted for suspending be hereinafterfdescribed.'` At'the front'portion, there'isprovidedyatray `26 4having a flangedrim 27 and whichy isy hinged at oney swing verti-` connect the armste the l l i cally and outwardly of the adjacent arm 20, Y

the opposite; sidehaving-a spring'c'atch 28 the tray may beheld in position tojretain radapted to coperate'iwith-'a keeperL 291ca`r` h i, ried by the" opposite arm 20,)in order that `Figure 1 isa side elevatioiiofeniy 1111-" v V,the child againstfalling out,{asfwell aste supportfparticlesjof foodor toys of such character that may resten the tray or table.

v A- footboard or leg rest is provided be`r `neathathe seat, and ,i forthis purpose, the` sides .of-the seat frame; are. provided with irons 31 aresecured at their upwardlyoff-f *setl ends as shown`atf32. Thesjeguides are 'adaptedtoreceive theiboard 33 whichis slidably retained-therein parallel toand 'beneath the seat so as to be housed beneaththe e latter when not` in use or projected voutwardlywhen in use. Forthis purpose, the board 33Yis provided with a handle orsha'nd e'grip 34 beneath its forwa'rd-V portion by which it may be drawn outand the rear edge of the board isprovided with a bracket 35 servingl as a brace to retain the boardv in a proper position by. engagement with the bottom of the chair' bottom, or seat, andto guide the sameV during its movement.` Y In order to adapt the device to engage the back of Va lchair for use as a high chair, a

o U1-shaped brace arm 36 is Vsecuredl beneath 1. vthe lrear portion ofthefseat framefas shownv at 37 andfproje'cts rearwardly. at its bight` v portion, where it is covered with leather,y rubber, felt or wool for engagement with the" back panel of the chair in order to prevent injuryv thereto, as well as brace the device in position, iis-*shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. A pair of steel spring hooks38 are ar-Y ranged at the rear of the armsand comprise iiatsections ofspring metal or steel Yfastened beneaththe sides' of the seat frame by means of the .rear eye bolts connecting the seat vand armsjand additional fastening screws or thev like 39' giving added strength. Thesey stripsY extend upwardly and are secured to the rear end ofthe arms 20 while the upper ends 'thereofare formed withV rearwardly and ldownwardly curved hooksadapted to engage thevback of thefchair and in conjunction with Y the brace 36, toetfectively support the chair in position for use as a' high chair. v,These strips are also covered lwith suitable soft materiales is ,the brace 36, to prevent mare ring or injury'jto the chairto y'which ,the device is applied. .e 'l f In order to use the deviceas a'swing or baby jumper, and particularly to suspend Y Y thesame from the top of a door-frame atl the portion exposed from the wall, there Y is i applied to the said topV portion designated at 40,-a bearing 41 the basel portion of which is provided "adjacent to the ends `and intermediate -portion thereof with apertures 42. Y for Vreceiving fastening screws toy lsecure the same tosaid top portion of the door frame. The spaced portions 43v ofthe bearing project upwardlyand are-provided with concaved recesses. inV the top facesV thereof receiving Vthe reduced pivot ends 44 of a cylindrical pivot blockV 45 diametrically of' which Vthe overlianging` and depending end '46V of va n' hook 4f? isl anclioredor secured.` Thishook '15s is olfsetaway Vfrom the wall and frame and thevlower endj thereof extends beneath'the frame as shown at-48 and terminatesf'in closed eye or hook 49 engaged with theupper end of a helicall spring 50 of Vsuitable strength. i Y "Theflower end ofthe spring is adapted to Vengage aV cable eye 51`of metal, and over which,V the intermediate portions of twoY lengths of cable designatedat 52 are engaged V'andjanchored-asby Vmeansof a sleeve 53.

, the cables or ropes word Baby so as to-.designate the front therethrough for this purpose andY l Y, y

vring as by means'of nails or the like :55,the riiig.

portion thereof to permit convenient assembling. VThe lower ends of the ropes extend downwardly and areconnectedfto snap,v hooks `56 for engagementfwith the', eyes 24 in order that "thelchair 4will be supported. In connecting thej-k hooks to the ropes, the ends of therope arelooped or passed through vthe hook and engagedY byV ferrules 57 cor responding tothe ferrule or fastening means 53 adjacent tothe cable eye 51, thus obviat- ,Y

l ing the necessity of employingtapdwire or other fastening 'means for' anchoring. the

parts against slipping as well as providing connections which obviate the possibility of wearv on Vthe ropes. Also, by -employingthe sleeve or ferriiles 57, the parts are prevented i from pulliiigY loose Vas said Vferriiles are provided with tapered bores land the tighter therope is drawn, the tighter it is locked in necessity of using dangerous knots'and loops', although the cables may beA wired below the f handle or ferrule,'thusy obviating'r` the i the cableeyeand covered withtape, if de-v f sired.VV It is also obvious thatV the bearing i blo'ck'may be readily lifted outof thebearingv in order to take the devic'edown, but will lnotpull out or become displaced, nor will `the "saine readily wearfout. lThe bearing does notinterfere with thedoor nor scratch nor mar the woodwork.

Having thus described the invention.wliat f Y lclaimis: Y; l' Y :1. A combination baby-jumper and highchair comprising a seat; arms; rungs. be- Y' rtween the arms and the 'seatg'securingdevices connecting thearms and the seat, the rungs having grooves receiving thejse'cui'ing de-V vices; a tray at the forward ends of thef arms vand mounted for opeiiingand closingV lmovenieiit; a backliinged tothe seat ;A a rearwardly projecting bracketV carried bythe seat andv comprising side members extended upwardly and provided with'apertures; an Y inverted U-sliaped brace having',V outwardly extendedv portions 'pivoted in the f apertures, ,f

the brace comprising upper'and lower porytions disposed at an angleto-each other, the

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upper of saidportions conforming to the.

bach y;v a clamping device carried byY` the back and engaging the brace, the clampingdevice includinga part located withinthe brace;

'Vanda siispensionmeans enga'gedwiththe `ser'zuring device. 'f

- .an Comb nation aby:junipefeiiuiiigh chairk comprising Va seat; 1 arms; 4run'gs .be-p

tweenthe seat and the arms; Vsecuring devi-` ces connecting tliearms and the seat; a tray hingedly mounted at the forward ends of the arms means for securing the tray in position to span the space betweenthe arms; an adjustable back disposed between the rear porn and terminating in ysuspending hooks adapted to engage a chair-back; and a brace secured to the seat between the strips and coi operating with the back to facilitatethe'use of the structure as a high chair. n In ltestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signa-f ture in the presence of two witnesses.

y Witnesses: n

FRED. H. POWERS, v HELENGmLEN.

LEONARD J. LoFFI. y f 

